HECKMONDWIKE: A 48-year-old woman from Yorkshire had the shock of her life after she saw her legs swelling and bursting with ulcers following a trip to Africa when a mysterious insect bit her.
As reported by The Sun, the woman, identified as Fern Wolmald, was bitten while travelling in Senegal back in 2017. However, her legs are still swollen and infected with multiple ulcers and she says she now requires urgent “lifesaving treatment.”
She said that she feels as if "someone has poured acid into an open wound."
She shared grim pictures of her legs which had “eleven ulcers,” covering most of her lower calves.
The woman was hospitalised recently due to very a severe sepsis infection. It has been impossible for her to get a good night’s sleep in a long time, the publication said.
"I get very aggressive cellulitis, and because my legs are so swollen, they split and sometimes they ulcerate,” she said.
I am trapped in a vicious cycle, with a threat of sepsis all the time, she said.